Tank mates for pearl danios

Good Compatible tank mates (75)

Shared water conditions and no known conflict. Still add fish slowly and watch them.

• Bristlenose pleco

  12 cm (4.7 in) · 20+ gal

• Bronze corydoras

  7 cm (2.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Cherry shrimp

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 10+

  Pearl danio will pick off baby cherry shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Common pleco

  40 cm (15.7 in) · 150+ gal

• Neon tetra

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Nerite snail

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal

• Panda corydoras

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Zebra danio

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• African dwarf frog

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 2+

• Amano shrimp

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

  Pearl danio will pick off baby amano shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Assassin snail

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 5+ gal

• Black skirt tetra

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Cardinal tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Celestial pearl danio

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+

• Cherry barb

  5 cm (2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 6+

• Chili rasbora

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Denison barb

  13 cm (5.1 in) · 75+ gal · groups of 6+

• Dojo loach

  15 cm (5.9 in) · 75+ gal · groups of 3+

• Dwarf neon rainbowfish

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Ember tetra

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 8+

• Ghost shrimp

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 3+

  Pearl danio will pick off baby ghost shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Harlequin rasbora

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Hillstream loach

  6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 3+

• Julii corydoras

  5.5 cm (2.2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Malaysian trumpet snail

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal

• Mystery snail

  5 cm (2 in) · 10+ gal

• Otocinclus

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Peppered corydoras

  6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Platy

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+

• Pygmy corydoras

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

• Ramshorn snail

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 5+ gal

• Red-tail shark

  12 cm (4.7 in) · 75+ gal

• Rosy barb

  9 cm (3.5 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+

• Siamese algae eater

  15 cm (5.9 in) · 55+ gal

• Sterbai corydoras

  6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Bamboo shrimp

  8 cm (3.1 in) · 20+ gal

  Pearl danio will pick off baby bamboo shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Black neon tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Black phantom tetra

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Bleeding heart tetra

  6.5 cm (2.6 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 8+

• Bloodfin tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Bumblebee catfish

  7.5 cm (3 in) · 20+ gal

• Clown killifish

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+

• Crystal red shrimp

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 10+

  Pearl danio will pick off baby crystal red shrimp, so the colony grows slowly. Dense plants help.

• Dwarf orange crayfish

  4 cm (1.6 in) · 10+ gal

• Emerald green corydoras

  8 cm (3.1 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+

• Emperor tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Gardneri killifish

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 10+ gal

• Giant danio

  10 cm (3.9 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+

• Glass catfish

  7 cm (2.8 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+

• Gold barb

  7 cm (2.8 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+

• Golden wonder killifish

  9 cm (3.5 in) · 20+ gal

• Head and tail light tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Kubotai rasbora

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 10+

• Lambchop rasbora

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Lemon tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Odessa barb

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Panda garra

  8.5 cm (3.3 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 3+

• Peacock gudgeon

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 2+

• Penguin tetra

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Rosy loach

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Rubber lip pleco

  14 cm (5.5 in) · 29+ gal

• Scarlet badis

  2 cm (0.8 in) · 10+ gal

• Scissortail rasbora

  12 cm (4.7 in) · 55+ gal · groups of 6+

• Swordtail

  12 cm (4.7 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 4+

• Thai micro crab

  1 cm (0.4 in) · 5+ gal · groups of 5+

• Turquoise rainbowfish

  11 cm (4.3 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 6+

• Zebra loach

  9 cm (3.5 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 5+

• Black ruby barb

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Checkerboard barb

  5 cm (2 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Flame tetra

  3 cm (1.2 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 8+

• Glowlight danio

  3.5 cm (1.4 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 6+

• Keyhole cichlid

  10 cm (3.9 in) · 29+ gal · groups of 2+

• Least killifish

  2.5 cm (1 in) · 10+ gal · groups of 6+

• Silvertip tetra

  4.5 cm (1.8 in) · 20+ gal · groups of 8+

• Variatus platy

  6 cm (2.4 in) · 15+ gal · groups of 3+

Caution Possible, with care (54)

These can work in the right setup, but there is a real risk. Read the reason first.

• Angelfish · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of angelfish are an easy target.
  • Angelfish is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Betta fish · 5+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of bettas are an easy target.
  • Betta fish defends its patch of the tank and may chase pearl danios, which use the same area.
• Common goldfish · 75+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
• Dwarf gourami · 15+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of dwarf gouramis are an easy target.
  • Dwarf gourami defends its patch of the tank and may chase pearl danios, which use the same area.
• Fancy goldfish · 20+ gal
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of fancy goldfish are an easy target.
• Guppy · 10+ gal
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of guppies are an easy target.
• Tiger barb · 29+ gal
  • Tiger barb nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like pearl danios.
• Bala shark · 230+ gal
  • Bala shark may eat pearl danios, especially young or small ones.
• Blood parrot cichlid · 55+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Blood parrot cichlid is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Clown loach · 180+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 25–25°C).
  • Clown loach grows much larger than pearl danios and may swallow them as it grows.
• Electric blue acara · 40+ gal
  • Electric blue acara may eat pearl danios, especially young or small ones.
  • Electric blue acara is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Firemouth cichlid · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Firemouth cichlid is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Glowlight tetra · 15+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Honey gourami · 10+ gal
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of honey gouramis are an easy target.
• Kribensis · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Kuhli loach · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Molly · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Pearl gourami · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of pearl gouramis are an easy target.
• Pictus catfish · 75+ gal
  • Pictus catfish may eat pearl danios, especially young or small ones.
• Rainbow shark · 75+ gal
  • Rainbow shark is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Rummy-nose tetra · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Silver dollar · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Three spot gourami · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of three spot gouramis are an easy target.
  • Three spot gourami defends its patch of the tank and may chase pearl danios, which use the same area.
• White cloud mountain minnow · 15+ gal
  • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
• X-ray tetra · 15+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Yoyo loach · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• African butterfly fish · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of african butterfly fish are an easy target.
  • African butterfly fish defends its patch of the tank and may chase pearl danios, which use the same area.
• Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 25–25°C).
• Bolivian ram · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Buenos Aires tetra · 29+ gal
  • Buenos Aires tetra nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like pearl danios.
• Clown pleco · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Cockatoo cichlid · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Congo tetra · 40+ gal
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of Congo tetras are an easy target.
• Diamond tetra · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Dwarf chain loach · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Endler's livebearer · 10+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Forktail blue-eye · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Kissing gourami · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Kissing gourami is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Marbled hatchetfish · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Paradise fish · 20+ gal
  • Paradise fish defends its patch of the tank and may chase pearl danios, which use the same area.
• Rabbit snail · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 25–25°C).
• Red rainbowfish · 40+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Ropefish · 75+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Ropefish may eat pearl danios, especially young or small ones.
• Rosy tetra · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Serpae tetra · 20+ gal
  • Serpae tetra nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like pearl danios.
• Severum · 55+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Severum may eat pearl danios, especially young or small ones.
  • Severum is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller pearl danios.
• Sparkling gourami · 10+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Threadfin rainbowfish · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of threadfin rainbowfish are an easy target.
• Upside-down catfish · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Vampire shrimp · 20+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Dwarf rasbora · 10+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Green neon tetra · 10+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
• Moonlight gourami · 29+ gal
  • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 25–25°C).
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of moonlight gouramis are an easy target.
• Thick-lipped gourami · 20+ gal
  • Pearl danio sometimes nips fins, and the long fins of thick-lipped gouramis are an easy target.

Avoid Bad tank mates (20)

• Oscar: Oscar can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
• Boesemani rainbowfish: They need different temperatures: Pearl danio 20–25°C (68–77°F), boesemani rainbowfish 26–29°C (79–84°F).
• Chinese algae eater: Chinese algae eater is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios.
• Convict cichlid: Convict cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios.
• Discus: They need different temperatures: Pearl danio 20–25°C (68–77°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F).
• Electric yellow cichlid: Electric yellow cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• German blue ram: They need different temperatures: Pearl danio 20–25°C (68–77°F), german blue ram 27–30°C (81–86°F).
• Jack Dempsey: Jack Dempsey can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Jack Dempsey is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios.
• Pea puffer: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
• Peacock cichlid: Peacock cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• Red zebra cichlid: Red zebra cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios. Red zebra cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• Senegal bichir: Senegal bichir can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
• Black ghost knifefish: Black ghost knifefish can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
• Demasoni cichlid: Demasoni cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios. Demasoni cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• Frontosa: Frontosa can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Frontosa is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 8–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• Green terror: Green terror can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Green terror is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios.
• Jewel cichlid: Jewel cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios.
• Shell dweller cichlid: Shell dweller cichlid is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pearl danios don't belong in that setup.
• Tinfoil barb: Tinfoil barb can eat pearl danios: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
• Zebra pleco: They need different temperatures: Pearl danio 20–25°C (68–77°F), zebra pleco 26–30°C (79–86°F).